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"There is no way this Kilkenny team should be going for three-in-a-row." - Ger Loughnane. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7754 - 06/08/2016 21:27:36 1896918 Link 0 |
I think I'd have to agree. The Dublin and Kerry teams of today would be eaten alive by Tyrone and Kerry of 03-09. Likewise the KK and Cork teams of the 00s were head and shoulders above any of the current teams cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 4974 - 06/08/2016 21:40:29 1896940 Link 0 |
Dubin are an absolute country mile better than they were between 05 and 09. uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 06/08/2016 21:48:59 1896949 Link 0 |
Dublin are every bit as good as the Kerry and Tyrone teams if not better than them. When you have someone basing their argument on the Dublin team of today being of the same level as Dublin for 05-09 then you know your dealing with someone who is completely delusional. uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 06/08/2016 21:51:40 1896953 Link 2 |
To say that this Dublin team are no better than '05 is just staggeringly wrongheaded. I've got no idea what you're basing it on. And neither do you, I suspect Gavvygavgav (Dublin) - Posts: 382 - 06/08/2016 21:55:33 1896958 Link 0 |
Loughnane was being deliberately controversial. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4172 - 06/08/2016 22:03:59 1896961 Link 1 |
McGuiness did not and never has said that Dublin are not a great team. He said they are beatable only because his job as a journalist and instinct as a manager makes him constantly think that way. He has gone in the record by saying that they are a great team BTW. Get your facts straight before putting words in someone else's mouth. The dubs rock. They are as good a team I have ever seen that includes anything from the 80s on. Good luck to them going forward and to hell with the begrudgers Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 06/08/2016 22:13:24 1896971 Link 1 |
I disagree with your first statement. I completely agree with your second one. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 4974 - 06/08/2016 22:16:20 1896976 Link 0 |
Agree with Whammo. bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 06/08/2016 22:30:08 1896990 Link 1 |
They're starting to sound like Giles and Brady. Grumpy auld lads who begrudge the success of 'modern' footballers. The current Dublin team could go toe-to-toe with any of the great football teams. But that's not the point. The point is that it's absolute stupidity to compare teams from different eras. They'll never be a game between them. Praise what we have for now, the present, and analyse games between the current teams. Instead of talking tripe. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7290 - 06/08/2016 23:35:55 1897026 Link 1 |
i think the current dublin side is exceptional but as a whole i do think its been a poor era...jim mcguinness brought a huge amount of positive things and excitement to the championship but he also brought negative things such as teams poorly imitating his style.....who are dublins main rival mayo?..a team lacking a top forward of note...its been an era where you are waiting for a strong team like maybe a tyrone to come but it hasnt happened sadly....maybe kerry will prove everybody wrong but i think this has been a poor era compared with kerry and tyrone 2003-2009 where u could also throw in armagh during that era and also cork for a year or 2 and a relatively exciting albeit tactically poor dublin side alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 07/08/2016 01:35:15 1897086 Link 0 |
Not sure about Dublin. They've always had natural and very gifted players it's just they're now the fittest and strongest aswell. Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 07/08/2016 02:02:43 1897094 Link 0 |
I don't see what's controversial about the McGuinness statement though. Of course Dublin are beatable. Everyone is. They are a great team and it will take something special to beat them on the day, but they are beatable. We can acknowledge their greatness while also being realistic. ZeitChrist (UK) - Posts: 154 - 07/08/2016 02:11:18 1897099 Link 0 |
Hear hear
Gavvygavgav (Dublin) - Posts: 382 - 07/08/2016 03:05:01 1897107 Link 0 |
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Many seem aware that Kerry were not great in '11 but threw away the final as much as the capital seized the day. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7754 - 07/08/2016 09:53:51 1897163 Link 0 |
Dublin are a lot more athletic than those other 2 teams and that would give them an advantage over them.Also Dublins bench would be the best of the 3 teams and the bench is a key part of the game these days. Also this Dublin team isn't finished until they are finished you can't fairly analyse it, they probably have 3 or 4 more good years in them and could get up to 6 all irelands this decade and individual players who aren't ranked as highly now will be ranked much more highly when they are finished.The best thing a player can do for their status is to be retired. When this Dublin team are finished they will be up there with Tyrone and Kerry of the 00's. uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 07/08/2016 10:24:22 1897182 Link 1 |
I would say the same about this Mayo team. Aidan O'Shea is only 25, I think it very likely he'll get 1 All Ireland, could get 2 and then this Mayo team will be much more lauded than they currently are. This Mayo team were written off too quickly. They've been a top side for 5 seasons now and they've still time on their side. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4172 - 07/08/2016 10:42:54 1897196 Link 1 |
That's only oul waffle from lads who see everything as an opportunity to grab a headine. They are in the media now and that's the game. JmcG while doing a fine job for Donegal when he was in charge is in the paper everyday now with some other pearl of wisdom and none of it amounts to much at the end of the day. Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 07/08/2016 10:45:51 1897199 Link 0 |
Agree completely about Mayo.
MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13692 - 07/08/2016 10:51:14 1897202 Link 0 |
The comparison between of any Footballing eras mentioned is pointless to say the least. It's worse than comparing apples and oranges, it's comparing chicken to grapefruit. Jaden (Dublin) - Posts: 139 - 07/08/2016 11:05:10 1897215 Link 0 |